The Governor of Delta
State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has described poverty as the greatest
challenge militating against full implementation of United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF) programmes in Nigeria.
Governor Okowa who
made the disclosure yesterday when UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Mr Mohamed
Fall paid him a courtesy visit in Asaba, stated that the recession that rocked
the country, also, contributed to the level of poverty in the country.
“When a child is not well fed, that child is
susceptible to illness, we also need to carry out more enlightenment campaigns
on family planning because, until we control the population, we won’t be able
to achieve what we intend in this country,” the Governor said, asserting, “we
need to have a desirable level of birth control to achieve set goals.”
He disclosed that his
administration has achieved a lot in the area of reduction of child mortality,
assuring that the introduction of the compulsory health insurance scheme will
further, boost the health of Deltans.
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